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The Response of the Portal Vein to an Oral Glucose Load
Author(s) -
Goldberg R. E. A.,
Rada C.,
Knelson M.,
Haaga J.,
Minkin S.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.1990.18.9.691
Subject(s) - medicine , portal vein , blood flow , confidence interval , ultrasonography , vein , radiology , cardiology
Changes of total blood flow, velocities, and cross‐sectional area in the portal vein before and after oral glucose administration were studied using image‐directed Doppler ultrasonography. Portal vein cross‐sectional area, flow velocity, and total blood flow increased significantly compared with baseline studies. Relative increase in these values compared with baseline studies (95% confidence intervals) are presented, and future applications of this method are discussed.